Means for increasing the velocity of fluids for metering purposes.



l ,A.R.|J0DGE. MEANS FOR INCREASING THE VELOCITY 0F FLUIDS FIOR METERING PURPOSES.

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to end combining itsconnected meter. The nozzlep strument. Good practicedictates that theshould'beratherj'- -a, fluld conveying tion on. the other,

' through which v has a supporting flange connected throat portion 5 5' '-15 form of indicating orfrcording metermechf Aferenees createdby the connecting the/two, 'Wherethe -2o l's ltely high no troubleY ping, accurate meter readings, 1 lu 1t wherethelow itis difficult unless th'e meter power stations 30 A, ing'inl the pipe tobe. metered y tsuitabjle metal its inle'tia-nd outletan 1 oFFIcE.

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Be it known that I, AUSTIN R. Dones, a citizen 'o f the-.United 'Sta-tes, residing at Schenectady, V'county of Schenectady, State of New "York,`-have I'i nven`ted -certain new and useful Improvements in -L'Ieans for nf' 'cre'asingjthe Velocity of Fluids for Meter-v for measuring ,the rate of flow Of'fluids passing through conduits.. Brieiy nozzle plug 'operating serted in the pipe to be -metered and-some anisnrmo able in' response to pressure difn1ug,..s\1i=ib1ei APipes yeloci-ty of the iiuid flowing through the pipe is moderis vexperienced in mil-lst-` be made'extremely delica'te ,-A in'which case 1t j' to the meter.proper.

becomes less satisfactory as 'ai comme1-c1alf11`r= velocity of steam in pipes" lowto avoid losses byL.riction.f Int-1 nany the piping is. so' lai-ge' that respecially at low the velocity of thesteani,

' f' elow that and moderate load s i`s. a is considered necessa ties 4and .that 'which 'However this -pipin costly toflinstalland geously: be replaced eproblei thu crease the velocity p fiof" theek/Lm .'for' other:

-flui for metering purposeswitlidutichnmg# ants onVV 'the' fla inside o the pipe isa funn in accordance with well j adually increase the vegrd: 100

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the 'one hand or causing'un ne l b problem pense. I have sol shaped nozzle e o all of Ktheiiud must pass and which is, so. shaped as'vto -graduallyincrease the velocity of allofthe Huid between without cans-'- 'andesses incident there that toits and islocated between a conronA'rIoN `duitto pass through the nozzle.

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shaped nozzle unex-easing reason proper direction to theiluid particles. and

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` Patented July 6, 1 915.

applications@ recenter 14,1912. serial No. 736,722.

. of the coupling-which unitestwo adjacent Thisl flange also serves as conduit. Sections.' a iean's to cause -all of the iluid in the con- This is important since the feature of the invention iste-increase thevelocity of thefluid *and GHEEQTA'DLNEW Yoniz, assIcNon 'ro .GENERAL ELECTRIC if any fluid leaks past the nozzle the effective action of the latter -The funnel not only has the function of the velocity of the fluid but it alsol insures more accurate vmetering for the thatowing toits shape it gives the at the same time prevents eddis which disturb 'the'indications of the meter. The

flange may also serve' as a gasket for the coupling, and the continuity ofthe pipe line is not interrupte spun or otherwise accurately formed and their installation isa simple and relatively Into the end ofthe nozzle having the reduced cross-section, I insert the nozzle plug and connect said plug In the accompanying illustrative 0j my inve conduit in longitudinal section that is'itted' with my improved de. vice for increasing velocity' of the Huid; -Figs'Z and 3 are 'f' 1 indicates for exam le, which is un'1- ss-section an made 'sections' as usual ends are. screw threaded toreceivcoupling are flange '5 which is ,designed locity of the .fluid from the. inlet 6 tow the steam'or other iiuid creased .to the s'ainevalue'that it had; rior to' entering the nozzle, gndhence `the vosses in the, pi 'e line le'nogreater than were be ore..I

s o small that they een be disregarded. nozzleis -providedlwth fa flange 8 that :1s perpendicular@ .the

therein will be decreased'or" drawing which is i' and detail views ofA slight conveys fluid to. l an engine or 'other apparatus; The conduit and the adjacenty g the partei 2' and 3 of vthejcouling'. The pa' s of the.

bolts 4.' Located. 'Y

B' 1 a mi l-roer eslgmng'an' U p y will be The nozzlesv can be ntiontg'Figure 1 shows Y a mam orcond'uit for the iuid,

el shapfed nozzle velocity vwilldic de I flange actingwfas a support for the n o'zz'le,

and maybe located between thel opposed facesof thepipe-coupling. For some in,- 'stalllations, thenozzle may be made of copper and either spun or pressed to the desired shape. lin this case thellangemay with advantage actas a4 gasket and beprovided with corrugations 9 so as to insure a fluid tightejoint between the faces of the coupling. This flange should be made thin so that it will occupy little space thereby avoiding the necessity of shortening one or both sections of the conduit 1. In addition to forming a gasket the ange 8 also serves as a means for supporting the nozzle centrally within the conduit. Near the discharge end of the nozzle an opening is provided to receive the nozzle plug 10, the'latter being provided with a series of openings l1 facing the moving column of fluid and one or more orifices 12 that face in4 the'opposite direction. The orifices 11 communicate with Stil the small tube 13 and the orifice 12 with. the

tube 14.- VThese tubes are connected to the manometer 15 which may be of any suitable construction. As shown the manometer is ofthe indicating typeand is provided with a pointer or needle I6 whose position is determined by the pressure difference created by the nozzlev plug'.y rihe pressurevdue to the orifices 11 is equal to the static pressure plus an amount due tothe veloc'ity head, While` the pressure due todihe'oriiice 12 is equal to the static pressure. The nozzle plug is provided with a suitable base having a screw threaded portion 17 that enters a lthreaded o ening in the pipe. The base is also provlded with radiating fins 18 to condense the steam in the passages in the nozzle plug.

In Fig. 2 is shown' an arrangement suitable for verylarge conduits. The nozzle is made in two principal. parts, a vflanged throat portion 20 and a cylindrical portion' 21,l both made of steel o r. some other hard metal. adapted to resist theV action of superheated steam. The parts of the nozzle are united by a ring 22 which is riveted to said parts.A The Bange of the throat portion4 is situated' between the adjacent endsV ofthe conduit sections, and between the parts of the cou ling is a suitable gasket 23\ made in the fldrm ofa ring and preferablycompressible to a limited extent.

In Fig. 3 is shown a further modification, inwhich a ring 24 is provided that has a forced I fit in the conduit. It has a curved face that actsto support the throat portion of the nozzle. pins 25.

The specific construction Aof the nozzle plug forms no part of the present invention since it forms -the subject'matter of-a pending application for a United States patent, Serial No. 517,299, filed September 11, 1909. The specific construction of the IThea 'parts are united by Manometer forms no part of the present in- -venti m"since it forms the subject matter of my pending application fora United States patent, Serial No. 482,457, filed March 10,

l1909. I' may also use other forms of pressure dilierence devices and 'manometer Without departing from `my invention.

I am aware that it has been proposed to insert a disk in a pipe to be metered, such disk having a restricted straight bored orl- Iice with connections to the manometer leading from opposite sides of'said disk. Such an arrangement is Vundesirable for the reason that it gives rise to losses due to friction and because it' is not shaped tov increase the velocity of the Huid, but merely acts as a restriction for creating pressure diii'erences on opposite sides due to the resistance offered to the passage of fluid.

`As willreadily-beseen, my improved arrangement does away with the necessity of changing the diameter ofthe pipe or conduit, or of inserting 'an expensive Venturi tube as a part of the main lineas has sometimes been found necessary heretorore. The labor involved in inserti-ngor removin my improved arrangement is slight -an 'iii physical change in the pipe line itself :is

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In accordance with the provisions of the patentstatutes, I have described the' principle of operation of my invention, together with'thej apparatus which I -now consider to represent the best embodiment thereof g-'but esire to have it understood that the ap aratus shown is only illustrative'yand t at the invention can be carried `out 'by other means.

What I claim'as new and desire to secure by Letters 'Patent of the United States,

that is adaptedtobe acted'onby the flowing fluid to create a pressured-iil'ereneeresponsive to changes in the rate of flow. of

the f iuid to be metered, said device being act-ed on b v the Huid after its velocity has been increased by thev nozzle, and amanometer connected to said device.

2.111 an apparatus for metering low velocit)v iiuids, the combination with the.

conduit 'through which. thev Huid to be metered Hows, of a funnelshaped-nozzle locatedin said conduit through which all the fluid flows and hav-ing an-openmg through its wall adjacent its smaller end. .the larger end fl-saidnozzle facing the-direction of flow sc that all the fluid in owing through it has its velocity uniformly increased, a Pitot tube device projecting into said conduit and through' the opening in the wall ofthe nozzle that is adapted to be acted upnbyl the flowing Huid to create a pressure difference responsive to changes in the rate-of flow of theT iluid to be metered, said device 'beingl acted on by the ih lid after its -velocity has been increased by the nozzle, and a'manox'neter conneetedto said device.

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' Iiian A apparatus for metering low flange facing the Vdirection of low and with lange between two adjacent pipe sections, A

and alsso arranged that al1 the flnuid passes therethrough so that its velocity is uni,- fonnly increased, means for clamping adjacent pipe sectionstogether which also clamp Athe Bange and'.hold the nozzle in place, and a device arranged adjacentthe smaller end of said nozzle which is acted on by the `fluid after its velocity has increased and is'adaptedfto create a pres sure difference which bears tion tothe rate of flow.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my'hand this 12th day of December, 1912.

r AUSTIN R. DODGE. Witnesses:.

BENJAMIN B; HULL,

ORFORD.

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